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Liked It “How can I call myself an SF buff when this is my first (conscious) Asimov book? Half short stories, half-commentary on his brand of Science Fiction, it's a book I should have read decades ago. The hard part is looking for his earlier "amazing" stories, the subgenre I favor best. ...” see full review » see other reviews » |
Didn’t Like It “Collection of short stories and essays. Some good stories. Especially liked "Battle-Hymn". Some of the essays are informative, but mostly bland. Got me to read another Asimov book, "I Robot", in between.” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“Collection of short stories and essays. Some good stories. Especially liked "Battle-Hymn". Some of the essays are informative, but mostly bland. Got me to read another Asimov book, "I Robot", in between.”
Unseen wrote this review Saturday, October 24 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“How can I call myself an SF buff when this is my first (conscious) Asimov book? Half short stories, half-commentary on his brand of Science Fiction, it's a book I should have read decades ago. The hard part is looking for his earlier "amazing" stories, the subgenre I favor best.
Annabelle wrote this review Monday, July 13 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
Words of wisdom from the man who churned it out best: "We can define "sci-fi" as trashy material sometimes confused, by ignorant people, with SF. Thus, Star Trek is SF while Godzilla Meets Mothra is sci-fi."”
“Masterpiece of a collection. When I finished, I wanted to stand up and cheer. Isaac Asimov was and still is the greatest science fiction writer EVER.
Jon-Erik wrote this review Friday, July 11 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
In this collection of science fiction short stories and stories about science fiction short stories, Isaac Asimov once again writes with that distinctive style of his. Mr. Asimov has always had a clarity of thought and expression that few have been able to match. Whether it be the 500 word essay or 200,000 word novel, Asimov is able to grab your interest in the opening sentences of each story. This book is a combination of science fiction shorts and essays, some memorable, others. . ."interesting". Although Gold is billed as Isaac Asimov's "final" science fiction collection, I wouldn't be surprised if more undiscovered and unpublished works of Isaac Asimov were to come out in the years ahead. You'll like this book if you like Asimov, guaranteed.”
“My hands down favorite compilation of short sci fi stories. The man's thoughts on writing and the science fiction genre are also great and enlightening reads. ”
Andre T wrote this review Saturday, November 3 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“its tough to contemplate how he even thought of such things....foof”
andy wrote this review Tuesday, October 16 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“u can't give anything less to this collection from asimov.he was just a great writer.”
manukmanohar wrote this review Monday, October 8 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
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